Brighton GUKPT: Final Day - At A Glance

[NoflopsHomer]

Flop between small blind Flushy and big blind Dave.

Flop:



Check Check.

Turn:



Flushy bets 12k, Dave calls.

River:



Flushy bets 21k, and Dave passes.

[Djinn]

Small blind Dave Smith toys with some chips, listening to Flushy who's raised on the button (note, I didn't automatically say 'Button-raised'): "It's been a long tournament...three days, comes down to one decision..."
"You worry about your decision, I'll worry about mine," snaps Dave, slightly, "I'm just deciding whether to raise, or whether to call."
"You always have three options - call, raise or fold," helps Flushy.

Blinds Dave and Roberto give it up.

[NoflopsHomer]

Albert raises to 45k and takes the blinds.
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Maz gets a walk in the big blind.
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Maz raises in the small blind, making it 52k. Albert auto-calls.

Flop:



Maz moves all-in, seems he likes this golf-bag. Albert passes. "That's not like you Albert!" Says Maz.

[Djinn]

Threeway flop -   James checks, Dave checks, Albert checks
Turn:    James bets 26k, called by Dave and Albert passes this one...
River:    James bets 45k, instacall from Dave - "Can you beat Seven-high?" asks James, with his
Yes - Dave Smith takes it with his .

[Djinn]

Albert raises preflop to 45k, Button Flushy pushes his stack over the line....
Call!
James shows
Albert shows

Flop: 
Turn: 
River: 

So James 'Flushy' Dempsey finishes in 7th place, winning £12,200

[NoflopsHomer]

10 minute break, whilst some computer problems are sorted out.

[Djinn]

Well, after the shock has subsided and our 'technical difficulties' overcome and we've left Flushy with a Corona in the bar - play continues for the bigger money...

Maz Nawab in the small blind ponders Neil's 45k preflop bet... and eventually calls. 
Flop:    Maz pushes, straight away.  Neil dwells for too long to be calling...the clock is called...


 ...and he passes - the pot goes to Maz.
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Maz, the next hand, makes it 42k to play preflop, Neil calls, Dave Smith moves in over the top.  Double pass and it goes to Dave.

[Djinn]

Roberto moves in on the small blind for a total of 134k...big blind Raj can't push him off, he can only call... "If I had more chips I'd gamble...if I pass, you show me an Ace?"
"I'm not going to show you this one..." says Roberto - both of them probably having visions of that prior Q-6.  Pass - another for Roberto (showed a Queen), who, however, is still in pretty bad chip shape, comparatively.
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Now on the button, next hand, Roberto Romanello checks out the blinds' stacks, before raising a little - 28k total.  "It's so cheap you can't fold!"  Big blind Maz agrees, calling.

Flop:    Maz bets out 50k.  Sigh from Roberto - "All in."  "I have to call," announces Maz... (all of this in less than half a minute - totally the opposite of the last time-consuming hand)

Roberto shows: 
Maz shows: 

Turn: 
River: 

And a brief period of countdown decides that Maz Nawab has in fact just been eliminated in 6th place, for £15,200.

[NoflopsHomer]

5 left. 7k/14k/1k

Neil and Dave pass. Raj moves all-in. Albert passes. Raj gains some chips.
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Albert and Neil see a flop.

Flop:



Albert bets 30k, Neil passes.
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flop is seen between Dave Smith and Albert. Dave bets 40k, Albert insta-calls.

Turn:



Dave checks, Albert checks.

River:



Dave now bets 40k, Albert calls.

Dave shows K-Q which is good. Albert shows 6-4...

[Djinn]

Here were the chip counts as from the GUKPT site - I have no reason to believe these aren't nicely accurate:

Albert Sapiano     1,455,000
Neil Carr    741,000
Dave Smith    349,000
Roberto Romanello    340,000
Rajesh Modha    168,000

[Djinn]

Dave Smith limps preflop, Roberto limps on the button, Raj passes and Albert checks the big blind.

Flop:    Albert bets 60k, Dave thinks about it and passes, Roberto passes, saying, "I've got a Four but a bad kicker. You'll see it on TV."
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Roberto makes up the small blind and Neil raises to 54k - call from Roberto, and now Albert jumps on the bandwagon.
Flop:    Albert bets out 80k (he's a fan of the call pre, bet out post flop) but finds Neil Carr raising to 180k.  Back to Albert who gives it up...showing .

[NoflopsHomer]

Raj raises UTG, makes it 56k. Takes the blinds.
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Albert limps UTG, Neil passes, Dave calls from the button, Roberto makes up and Raj checks.

Flop:



Roberto checks, Raj checks, Albert bets 110k. "No heart then?" inquires Dave, but eventually passes, as does everyone else. Albert shows .
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Passed to Roberto on the button, who passes, he seems to be playing tighter than usual at the moment. Raj pushes from the small blind. Albert passes.

[NoflopsHomer]

Raj raises to 60k on the button. Albert and Neil pass.

Because of Albert's dominating stack and his constant calling and presence in pots, the other players have really rocked up, slowing the game right down and becoming afraid to make any moves.
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Roberto limps, Dave checks the big blind.

Flop:



Check check.

Turn:



Check check.

River:



Check from Dave, Roberto dwells, and then bets 35k. Dave instantly calls, Roberto shows A-8, Dave shows 8-5, and the chips go to the Welshman.

We're now on a 1 hour dinner break.

[NoflopsHomer]

Ok, we're about to restart now.

Blinds 8k/16k/2k

[NoflopsHomer]

Neil and Dave see a flop:



Both check. Boring.

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The excitement of this card is crushed by checkage.



Neil checks, Dave bets the minimum and takes the pot down.